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Hohenbuehelia culmicolaPhoto: Yves DeneyerBack to the BAP list |
DescriptionGeneral: Small blackish-brown agaric with white gills and typically eccentric stem; solitary or in small trooping groups on culms of marram grass in shifting sand dunes.Dimensions: Cap 1-2cm dia; stem 2-3cm tall x 0.7-1.2cm dia. Cap: Blackish-brown sometimes with ochre tinges, kidney-shaped or convex, becoming more flattened; flesh: white, thin, fairly fragile. Gills: White, adnate, fairly distant. Stem: Brownish- black, velvety, more or less equal; ring absent. |
Spores: Hyaline, smooth, ellipsoid, non-amyloid, 8-9 x 4-5 µm . Basidia 4 spored; cystidia thick walled, encrusted. Odour: Not distinctive. Taste: Not distinctive. Edible Chemical Tests: None. Occurrence: Autumn. |
| Qualifying criterion: 4.1: very rare species associated with very restricted habitat |
| Justification: restricted to shifting sand dunes that have become threatened over the last 50 years as these have been artificially stabilised |
| Threats: inappropriate coastal land management and expansion of recreational activities |
| Action Required: Survey and monitoring; protection against habitat loss and degradation; site liaison and management. |
Statistics:UK (excluding NI & CI) fungus records
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Total records: 18 |
| Earliest recording: 1974 | |
| Latest recording: 2006 | |
| Vice Counties and (frequency): 15(5); 28(2); 41(1) 44(4); 62(2); 82(4) | |
| Pre-1960: 1 records | |
| NBN Gateway grid map | Post-1960: 17 records |